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40 CFR 468.14: Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
  4. PART 468—COPPER FORMING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY
  5. Subpart A—Copper Forming Subcategory

Except as provided in 40 CFR 403.7 and 403.13, any existing source subject to this subpart which introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works must comply with 40 CFR part 403 and achieve the following pretreatment standards for existing sources:

(a) Subpart A—Hot Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy hot rolled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy hot rolled

Chromium 0.045 0.018

Copper 0.195 0.103

Lead 0.015 0.013

Nickel 0.197 0.130

Zinc 0.150 0.062

TTO 0.066 0.035

Oil and grease 1 2.060 1.236

1 For alternate monitoring.

(b) Subpart A—Cold Rolling Spent Lubricant PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy cold rolled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy cold rolled

Chromium 0.166 0.068

Copper 0.720 0.379

Lead 0.056 0.049

Nickel 0.727 0.481

Zinc 0.553 0.231

TTO 0.246 0.128

Oil and grease 1 7.580 4.548

1 For alternate monitoring

(c) Subpart A—Drawing Spent Lubricant PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy drawn

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy drawn

Chromium 0.037 0.015

Copper 0.161 0.085

Lead 0.012 0.011

Nickel 0.163 0.107

Zinc 0.124 0.051

TTO 0.055 0.028

Oil and grease 1 1.700 1.020

1 For alternate monitoring.

(d) Subpart A—Solution Heat Treatment PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated

Chromium 0.284 0.116

Copper 1.227 0.646

Lead 0.096 0.083

Nickel 1.240 0.820

Zinc 0.943 0.394

TTO 0.419 0.219

Oil and grease 1 12.920 7.752

1 For alternate monitoring.

(e) Subpart A—Extrusion Heat Treatment PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy heat treated on an extrusion press

Chromium 0.00088 0.00036

Copper 0.0030 0.0020

Lead 0.00030 0.00026

Nickel 0.0030 0.0020

Zinc 0.0020 0.0010

TTO 0.0010 0.00068

Oil and grease 1 0.040 0.024

1 For alternate monitoring.

(f) Subpart A—Annealing with Water PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with water

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with water

Chromium 0.545 0.223

Copper 2.356 1.240

Lead 0.186 0.161

Nickel 2.380 1.574

Zinc 1.810 0.756

TTO 0.806 0.421

Oil and grease 1 24.800 14.880

1 For alternate monitoring.

(g) Subpart A—Annealing With Oil PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy annealed with oil

Chromium 0 0

Copper 0 0

Lead 0 0

Nickel 0 0

Zinc 0 0

TTO 0 0

Oil and grease 1 0 0

1 For alternate monitoring.

(h) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000-off pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

Chromium 1.854 0.758

Copper 8.006 4.214

Lead 0.632 0.547

Nickel 8.090 5.351

Zinc 6.152 2.570

TTO 2.739 1.432

Oil and grease 1 84.280 50.568

1 For alternate monitoring.

(i) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Rinse for Forged Parts PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off—pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts alkaline cleaned

Chromium 5.562 2.275

Copper 24.019 12.642

Lead 1.896 1.643

Nickel 24.272 16.055

Zinc 18.457 7.711

TTO 8.217 4.298

Oil and grease 1 252.840 151.704

1 For alternate monitoring.

(j) Subpart A—Alkaline Cleaning Bath PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy alkaline cleaned

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off—pounds of copper or copper alloy alkaine cleaned

Chromium 0.020 0.0084

Copper 0.088 0.046

Lead 0.0070 0.0060

Nickel 0.089 0.059

Zinc 0.068 0.028

TTO 0.030 0.015

Oil and grease 1 0.93 0.56

1 For alternate monitoring.

(k) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 of pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.574 0.235

Copper 2.481 1.306

Lead 0.195 0.169

Nickel 2.507 1.658

Zinc 1.906 0.796

TTO 0.848 0.444

Oil and grease 1 26.120 15.672

1 For alternate monitoring.

(l) Subpart A—Pickling Rinse for Forged Parts PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy forged parts pickled

Chromium 1.723 0.705

Copper 7.444 3.918

Lead 0.587 0.509

Nickel 7.522 4.975

Zinc 5.720 2.389

TTO 2.546 1.332

Oil and grease 1 78.360 47.016

1 For alternate monitoring.

(m) Subpart A—Pickling Bath PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.051 0.020

Copper 0.220 0.116

Lead 0.017 0.015

Nickel 0.222 0.147

Zinc 0.169 0.070

TTO 0.075 0.039

Oil and grease 1 2.320 1.392

1 For alternate monitoring.

(n) Subpart A—Pickling Fume Scrubber PSES

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy pickled

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy pickled

Chromium 0.275 0.112

Copper 1.189 0.626

Lead 0.093 0.081

Nickel 1.201 0.795

Zinc 0.913 0.381

TTO 0.406 0.212

Oil and grease 1 12.520 7.512

1 For alternate monitoring.

(o) Subpart A—Tumbling or Burnishing PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy tumbled or burnished

Chromium 0.256 0.104

Copper 1.107 0.583

Lead 0.087 0.075

Nickel 1.119 0.740

Zinc 0.851 0.355

TTO 0.378 0.198

Oil and grease 1 11.660 6.996

1 For alternate monitoring.

(p) Subpart A—Surface Coating PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy surface coated

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off-pounds of copper or copper alloy surface coated

Chromium 0.326 0.133

Copper 1.411 0.743

Lead 0.111 0.096

Nickel 1.426 0.943

Zinc 1.084 0.453

TTO 0.482 0.252

Oil and grease 1 14.860 8.916

1 For alternate monitoring.

(q) Subpart A—Miscellaneous Waste Streams PSES.

Pollutant or pollutant property Maximum for any 1 day Maximum for monthly average

Metric units—mg/off-kg of copper or copper alloy formed

English units—pounds per 1,000,000 off pounds of copper or copper alloy formed

Chromium 0.009 0.003

Copper 0.041 0.021

Lead 0.003 0.002

Nickel 0.041 0.027

Zinc 0.031 0.013

TTO 0.014 0.007

Oil and grease 1 0.436 0.261

1 For alternate monitoring.

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